A lawyer for a woman accused in Magistrates’ Court of stealing from a shop argued that his client’s behaviour was caused by bipolar disorder.Molly McGirr, 34, an American who resides in St. George’s, was arrested at LF Wade International Airport on January 13 while on her way to the US.Crown counsel Kirsty-Ann Kiellor told Magistrates’ Court that at 11.30pm, McGirr asked the manager at the airport branch of Pulp and Circumstance about the price of a picture frame. McGirr left for her departure gate shortly afterward.Noticing items missing, the manager followed her to the gate. Security searched McGirr’s carry-on bag and found two small picture frames, some envelopes and a box of note pads. The items were valued at $175.McGirr was taken to the airport police station where she admitted taking the items without paying for them.Defence lawyer Kenneth Savoury asked the court for leniency because McGirr’s bipolar disorder caused her to experience episodes of self-destructive behaviour.Noting that all the items had been recovered, Senior Magistrate Archibald Warner fined McGirr $500.